Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Former federal judge joins Kirkland & Ellis

Mark Filip, a former federal judge in Chicago who joined the Bush administration last year, has returned to private practice at Kirkland & Ellis.

He will work from the firm's offices in Chicago and Washington, advising clients on corporate governance and dealing with government-enforcement cases.

Filip, 42, gave up his lifetime judicial appointment to become deputy attorney general last year, tapped to help restore the Justice Department's image amid questions over whether the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys was politically motivated.

He briefly served as acting attorney general until the Obama administration's nominee, Eric Holder, won Senate confirmation.

Before becoming a judge in 2004, Filip was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1992, Filip served as a law clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

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